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his non-success. He met with a particularly sad end at 

 Bournemouth. Benched at that show, he ran second to 

 Clonmel St. Windeline. 



At this same show was a plausible sort of puppy 

 catalogued at five pounds, which was claimed by Mr. 

 Roberts, a veterinary surgeon to the show, and a brother- 

 in-law of Mr. Royston Mills, hence, no doubt, his eye 

 for an Airedale. Bandolero's owner was also very sweet 

 on the Selling puppy, but was too late to claim. He, 

 however, not to be baulked, and after a deal of negotia- 

 tion, to everybody's amazement, not unmingled with 

 amusement, made an even swop of Bandolero for the 

 aforesaid puppy. The poor dog, however, was not 

 destined to become what he, without an atom of doubt, 

 deserved to become, a champion. Two days after the 

 show, while on the golf links of that favourite resort, he 

 was stung by a wasp, and was found dead four days 

 later in a wood. He deserved a better fate, for, if fit 

 enough, he w r ould undoubtedly have beaten the front- 

 rankers. A contemporary of the last-named, Ch. Womb- 

 well Rattler, was fairly successful, and was often leading 

 from some of the best dogs of the day. His chief " out " 

 was his coat, which never was orthodox, but withal a 

 sound, good Airedale. Some of his good qualities he 

 very evidently must have transmitted to his son, 

 Jurgens De Wet, who, under a judge of Mr. A. Clark- 

 son's judicial eminence, obtained the championship at 

 Edinburgh, and was promptly claimed by Mr. Geo. 

 Thomas, who has a reputation on both sides of the 

 Atlantic, so that it is easy to gather that this dog, like 

 his celebrated namesake, must have been a good one, 

 and under the name of York the Conqueror he pretty 

 well beat the best in the United States. 



Ch. Tone Regent, another debutant of that historical 

 period, by Ch. Clonmel Monarch ex Tone Victoria, had a 

 great time amongst the best. He resembles his dam very 



